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4 The Artistry of It 4 Tricks 4 Military 4 In There Somewhere 4 Finland 4 If I Had Only Known 4 How It Used To Be 4 Demonstrations

Ourinternational membership is happily involved with “Anything that goes ‘cut’!” April 2005 THERE’S A KNIFE IN THERE SOMEWHERE By Merle Spencer We were discussing the combination knife and tool Of course, the tool-kit models produced these days are more implements so prevalent in use now, and I was asked if I durable and stronger than those little knives, and some are of liked them. My answer had to be in the affirmative because it very high quality materials indeed. Some models have tool is a fact that they are very useful. However if I were asked if kits all in one handle with enough implements to keep a I thought they are beautiful, I think the answer would be person going in just about any situation imaginable. If I were different. A thing doesn’t have to be beautiful in order to be to venture away from civilization, which I probably won’t, practical. now that I’ve passed the three-quarter century mark, I would certainly take along one of those high quality kits containing I guess to determine what I think of such tools, we’d better all kinds of useful tools and a knife in there somewhere. count up. Several years ago Janie gave me a little Micra, The first one, and I still have it after close to forty years, is a and if a tool can be Swiss Army beautiful, this knife with the one is. The red usual red handle exposes handle and a number of toothpick and small tools tweezers when it is carried in unfolded. I slots in the haven’t used all handle scales. the tools in it It is the yet, but I have Executive removed bottle model, just a caps, tightened little larger loose screws in than the my glasses and Classic. The sliced cheese at knife a picnic. The contains two little knife blades in size, a fingernail file, scissors and a blade is very sharp. The scissors are very strong, and are great combination pipe bowl scraper, orange peeler and at opening those clear plastic packages that are so frustrating screwdriver blade. when you get to the car with a new toy. This little tool always occupies an honored place in my rig, handy to the fingertips. There were many times when this little knife was very useful to me, and I have used every tool in it over the years. It was There are at least two more of these multi-tool implements always in my pocket until the past few years when I found among my necessary possessions, although of the much lower that the smaller Classic would meet my needs. I’ve always price category There is one in the rig among some other tools been glad for a small screwdriver readily available in case and another in a backpack that always goes on trips with me. the situation repeated itself where my boss once asked if I had a knife and proceeded to take screws out of a movie I guess that sums up what I think of knife tool combinations. projector with the blade. You never know when you’re going to need to use your pliers and screwdriver set to peel an apple. Knotes on used on some Model 14, 15, and 18 sheaths making knives, but to be honest I never United States made from the 1954 inception. Again used asked. Anyway he told me of his favorite during the Vietnam war, possibly left overs. grip material, sharkskin. It seems they Military Edged would trade for sharkskin any time 5.) Johnson Rough-back 1963-1991. (These possible to make handle covers for Cutlery include the early Johnson Brown Buttons, screwdrivers and pliers, tools of the by Frank Trzaska and transition Brown Button to smooth electrician’s trade that he was rated in. So nickel plated brass Buttons in 1963-1964). if it worked for tools, why not knives. They made a few handle covers and the Randall Scabbards 6.) Johnson Smooth-back/Smooth Button crew liked them. From that point on they Trying to date a Randall Made knife is 1990-1991. would use sharkskin covers to make a always tricky and best left to those with better and surer grip on the knives they the experience to do so. Most knife dating 7.) Smooth Button Sullivan mid 1980's on a made. I have never heard of a Theatre is accomplished by the spacer small scale, full scale 1992-1995. knife with a sharkskin handle but am now arrangement and thickness. Another often on the lookout for one. If you happen to quoted way is by the sheath or more 8.) "Transition" Sullivan Half smooth/ half run across one, I sure would be glad to specific by the buttons or with Randall Made hear from you. snaps used on the sheath. Knives logo (That is if the sheath is Buttons: 1995-1996 (as Saddler’s Knives original to the knife smooth button stock A while back I wrote a short knote about which in some cases it is was depleted). Landers, Frary & Clark and the knives not, so be careful.) Going they made for World War I. In that piece I through the many sources 9.) RMK logo Buttons noted they made 2,500 saddler’s knives. I of information on 1995-Present. also noted I had never seen one and really Randall’s I have put wasn’t sure what a saddler’s knife was. together a list of some 10.) Brown stitch Well you responded in force to tell me “generalities” in sheath Sullivan 1998 or as what one looked like. In fact several of dating. The sources are: requested, note this is you pointed out it was shown in the photo not a RARE sheath as I used to illustrate the story! I would like Book by Bob Gaddis, The some would have you to take this opportunity to thank you all Randall Knife believe. for the Information Collection wonderful CD by Intersquare which The only thing for response to is a copy of all the certain here is tell me Randall Knife Society uncertainty. This is a what one Newsletters, our friend field open for a lot of looked like. Bob Hunt’s Randall Web speculation; so if you While it Site, The Randall Forum don’t agree with what I had my on have here, please let me attention, I www.Knifeforums.com, know. started too back issues of Knife look for World and various other Real Shark Knives other tidbits picked up along During a recent after examples. the way. Here we go: dinner conversation In the with my father-in-law, World War 1.) Painted Brass Buttons who is a WW II Navy Two era War Department Technical 1940-1943 again 1949- veteran, the subject of Manual TM 9-867, Maintenance and Care 1951. Most were painted Theatre knives came of Hand Tools dated 19 April 1945 the black but Brown has been up. He noticed a book saddler’s knife shown is vastly different observed. Brown Button laying on the table next then the one shown in the World War I Moore/Heiser sheath to my favorite reading photo. Out of all the responses I received, 1943-1946 makes it’s chair and picked it up. all pointed out the WW I version. So in first appearance. The book was Theater the interest of further education for us all, Made Military Knives here is the updated version of a saddler’s 2.) Translucent Red Button Sheaths by of World War Two by Bill & Debbie Wright. knife. Our good friend, Mike Silvey, Southern/Moore/and Heiser: 1946-1950. After looking at a few pages he told me of pointed out that he still uses the WW I how he and some friends had made several version in making his leather scabbards, 3.) Brown Button Heiser sheath 1949- of these knives with plastic handles in the says it is very user friendly and aids in 1963. (Includes some with the Heiser ship’s machine shop. The conversation quick cutting of the leather. Denver Buttons) floored me. We have known each other for 25 plus years; and he never told me about Frank Trzaska [[email protected]] 4.) “Canteen” (Lift the Dot) snaps were

Page 2 (X15)designed the Oregon Knife Club Nite social will be like last year and some OKCA Knews medallion this year. special surprises for your enjoyment. The Ford Swauger Club knives will be available at the and Musings Show Time...... Show. ibdennis The doors will open on Friday at 10 AM for members and table holders. The first task at The Oregon Knife Club website.... Membership due ????????????????? hand for the table holders will be to pick up Our web site (www.oregonknifeclub.org) has Please note that current members and past due their Show Packets. The Show Packets are a been totally revamped. Check it out. This site th members will get this Knewslettter. Check wonderful 30 anniversary launch for this is also a great place to catch up on the latest your label to see if you are current (2005 or Show. There are so many surprises in this happenings and also details on the Show. What better) or whether it sezs 2004. If your packet you will be amassed. After all it is a to do when you get here can also be found. membership has lapsed, you still have time to special Show and a Special event. There is also a page for members links so link get your dues paid and get your membership has included an item in the packet that you to, or if not linked, let us know. Your request is card in time for the Show. Renewal of will be sure to enjoy and use. And there is the only way we will link to you. Other things memberships can be done on Friday, but only much more too. to do while in Eugene: Look at our site map after 2 PM. We don’t want to miss you. on the web and click on the to do while here Remember that this is our 30th Annual Show, Remember that rolling carts and hand trucks link. Sky Diving, shoot a Tommy Gun, and it will be special. must come in the back door and not across the bicycling, a concert, an art museum and more. fragile tiles in the front. You say you forgot to Don’t Gots Your Membership Card have a badge made. Don’t ask. Renewal of Table Holders one more time..... ????????? memberships can be done on Friday, but only Leaving early is one of the most serious Here are the reasons why not. Your after 2 PM. Friday is a casual fun day. My offenses that you can do to our organization. membership lapsed, and you forgot. The postal feeling is that it is the most enjoyable of all Public hours means open and attended tables service lost it again. You put it in a safe place, three days. Along about 2 PM we will be non stop. We advertise Show hours for our and it is still safe. Your St. Bernard ate it. Your accepting hand made knives for the visitors, and we, as an organization, are bound spouse ripped it up cuz ya all did sumthin’ competition. Meeting room #3 on the South by this. If you cannot abide by this, please do dumb. You can find the card, but you can’t find end of the building. not have a table at our Show. It is only fair. the clip (Not to worry cause clips can be had at the Show. Replacement a buck, new free.) And Metallurgy Presentation...... Places to lay your head down whilst if you are a table holder and are looking for Crucible Steel will be at our April Show. here...... your Show Badges...... STOP. You won’t get Representing them will beDick Barber who We have retained the same price at the Valley those until you arrive at the Show. has consented to give a presentation to anyone River Inn as we have for the last few years. Ya interested in basic metallurgy. The topics may gotta mention the OKCA Show to get this Of Special Knote...... include why steels harden, basic ferrous pricing. Go to our web site for web links to I started the project to consolidate all the metallurgy, corrosion resistance, heat these places. Knewslettters into an electronic format so the treatment, tool steel and how alloys are articles that we have published from 1991 to designed or other areas on interest. The Valley River Inn -(800)543-8266 - date would be available for research. It was (541)687-0123 -Our top recommendation. and has been a daunting task but hopefully This presentation will start on Friday, April 08 Fills up fast. A quality place to stay. Official some value will be had with its availability. It at 9 AM. The Show opens to members and home for folks away from home visiting the was difficult to not get nostalgic about our table holders only at 10 AM so there will be Oregon Knife Show. Special Show rates if you publication, our Show, our meetings and the no conflict. Anyone is welcome to attend this mention the OKCA Show. writers that have contributed faithfully to this meeting. Come one, come all. The talks will publication and to our organization. be no charge and will be tailored to the The Campbell House -A City Inn -(800)264- response of the audience. Sign up is not 2519 -(541)343-1119 -Classic Hospitality. A Some curious facts came from the compilation required. Coffee will be available. very unique experience. Top quality. that you might want to explore at the Show. They are the people and the firsts. You can visit This seminar will be held in Meeting Room 4 Courtesy Inn - (888)259-8481 -(541)345- them at our Show this month if you like. which is located at the South end of the 3391 -The closest motel yet to the Knife Wayne Goddard (N10) was the co-founder building. Entry will be through the doors in Show. A budget motel and special rates if you along withDennis Ellingsen (everywhere.) the Southwest corner of the building but no mention the Knife Show. Elayne Ellingsen (Club table) became active entry beyond the meeting room will be in our organization in 1977.Loy Moss (N04) allowed. La Quinta Inn - (541) 344-8335 - Cost was one of the charter members and still holds effective and in a delightful setting. Close to a an office in our organization. Lonnie & Judy Make sure you plan on attending this park, the river, the bike trail and in the city. Williams (I11) gave us the first of the Cut- informative and educational event. Call direct for Toons in November, 1995.Jim Taylor (M04) special OKCA has been writing virtually non stop for our It is nearly Show Time.... rates. publication since 1995.Bernard Levine (N01) It won’t be long now. Only days away once has been writing for our publication for so you receive this Knewslettter. There are a few Phoenix Inn - many years that I cannot find the first event. key words to sum up the event. 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April 2005 Page 3 Sheffield today, if How It Use to Be by Jim Taylor the visitor knows where to look. Before the start of World War II, (which for the British people was in 1939) the vast majority of the Sheffield cutlery companies had Belt-drives, then, converted to electricity for power. were still the major method of creating power to the vast majority of the equipment then in use. To back up this statement I am using photographs Various Buff Wheels, Glazers or Emery Bobs, with and taken from a 1939 without spindles and Pulleys, Leather and Felt Covered. catalog. The publisher of this catalog was one, James Farrer & Sons Ltd., Devonshire Works, Sheffield. The photograph included here of Early 20th century view of the Devonshire Works of James Farrer, their premises was surely taken some years before 1939? Judging Sheffield. A building such as this would be pretty tough to miss, huh? by the type of vehicles illustrated. Nevertheless, the contents of this catalog clearly demonstrates that belt-drives were the intended This did not mean that the “belt-drive” system was a thing of the means of propulsion at that time. Not once in this very past. No Siree! The factories were still fully equipped with belt- comprehensive publication do I see any “ON” or “OFF” switches! drives of every kind; vertical, horizontal and every which way that All of the power fertile minds could envisage. The only thing that changed was the came from the one means of propulsion. central source and fed the belt system Water wheels, while still not entirely a thing of the past, were throughout the becoming obsolete, as were the coal fired steam engines of that era. building. Obviously The reader can be assured though, that both can still be found in this did not create a problem for any of the workers as this was the system that they, along with the generations before them, knew Edge Tool Glazers. intimately. Complete with Spindles and Pulleys.

I’m sure that a goodly number of OKCA members out there, frequently use several of the types of equipment that Farrer’s offered. I’m equally sure that those members would be fascinated to study the catalog mentioned. I can just imagine the muttering, “Oh, my goodness, how on earth did they manage?” That, my Here’s an image that reeks of Victorian times in Sheffield. friends is a very good question.

array of techniques. These include buffing and stropping, the use GET SHARP, STAY SHARP by Craig Morgan of a steel to align a wire edge, diamond hones, ceramics and much The Oregon Knife Collectors Association is pleased to include two more. This is a very interesting and informative seminar. very special sharpening seminars at this 30th Aniversary Show. These demonstrations offer valuable information on all aspects of We are also proud to welcome Murray Carter as a demonstrator at creating and maintaining a sharp edge on your knife. If you use a this Show. Murray is a Canadian knifemaker who, in addition to being an ABS Master smith, has lived in Japan and is a ranked knife for any reason and want to learn how to take care of it, then th this is the Show for you! member of the 16 generation in a 400 year old Yoshimoto bladesmithing tradition. While this author has not personally One exciting aspect of these seminars is that they are both being attended Mr Carters’ demonstration, I have watched his hosted by gentlemen who have attained the ranking of Master presentation on DVD; and I would highly recommend it to anyone smith in the American Society. We are very fortunate to interested in broadening their sharpening knowledge. It is a clear have such a wealth of knowledge available to us. You might want and concise tutorial on creating a sharp edge. The primary focus of to bring a notebook, because there is a whole lot of information. this seminar will be the use, care and maintenance of Japanese water stones. I found this to be very interesting. Murray makes a Wayne Goddard brings over four decades of knifemaking line of fine kitchen cutlery, and his suggestions regarding the care experience to the table. A highly respected maker, author and of your own food preparation knives are very helpful. instructor, Wayne lives right here in Eugene, Oregon. In his seminar he will cover sharpening theory, edge geometry and a If you are a collector, maker, hunter, chef or just an all around variety of sharpening methods. Wayne primarily uses the Norton knife enthusiast, I know that you will truly benefit from these Crystalon and India stones; but in this demonstration and question sharpening seminars. We hope to see you at the Show. Stay sharp! and answer discussion time, the student will learn about a wide Page 4 The Seek-re-tary We have received a good number of The videos of the 2004 Show contributions for the door prizes and raffle. are available for viewing. Report Thank you all for your support of the Show. Please forward your requests by elayne Bowen Cannoy will coordinate as he did to the OKCA. We will last year. video the demonstrations at the Wayne Morrison has stated five of the The meeting was held March 16 at Sizzler 2005 Show. Steak House, Gateway. The attendance was display award knives have been returned. They are displayed atExcalibur Cutlery , another record, 46. Thank you Bernard The meeting was adjourned Valley River Center. Go by to see them. Levine for the emails to remind us of the for Show and Tell. meeting. John Priest says the schedule for the We are continuing to receive membership facilitators for the Show is complete. Before the start of Show and renewals. Remember we will not be able to Tell we honored the Larry Criteser has profiled all the steel accept any renewals at the Show until 2:00 birthday boy, Ole Olson, blades for the grinding competition. PM Friday or after 9:00 AM on Saturday with a cake and song. and Sunday. Dennis Ellingsen reported the membership See you at the Show April 8, 9 is 1100 strong. The demonstrations are and 10. We are a sold out Show. Unfortunately scheduled for Saturday only. Raymond therehavebeenanumberofchangestothe Richard will demonstrate forging a See you at the meeting, April list of table holders due to illness. tomahawk on Sunday. There will be no knife 20, Sizzler Restaurant, The table holder badges have been typed sharpness competition at this year’s Show. Gateway. and forwarded toPhyllis Goddard to be McKenzie Carvers will have a table at the included in the Show packets. Show and will host a demonstration also. elayne @oregonknifeclub.org This is the listing of the displays that will be available at the 2005 Show: 1. Steven C. Linse - Ruana Knives -- A06 13.Wayne & June Morrison - 24.Mike Adamson - Classic Folder Miniature Knives -- X07 Handle Materials -- X20 2. Chuck Gollnick - Balisongs -- A07 14.Ron Edwards - Coke Bottles -- X08 25.David & Lonna Schmiedt - 3. Barb Kyle - Legends in Steel -- A08 Indonesian & Philippine Swords -- X21 15.Tom & Gwen Guinn - 4. Mike Kyle - Remington Bullet Miniature Knives -- X09 26.Ed Holbrook - Scout Knives -- X24 Knives and Posters -- A10 16.Hal Pallay - 5. Weldon Teetz - Marble's Pieces of American History -- X10 Outing Equipment -- A12 OKCA Club 17.Roger Baker - 6. Phil Bailey - Some Interesting Antique Bowie Knives -- X11 Whot-zits & Whos Zits Fighting Knives -- A13 18.Jack Birky - Race Knives and Darrold (Ole) Olson 7. Louis Chow - SVintage and Timber Scribes -- X12 President (541) 914-7238 contemporary Loveless fighting knives -- Loy Moss A17 19.R. Terry Gail - Case Stag Vice President (541) 747-7600 Pocket Knives -- X13 8. Stanley Chan - Custom Knives -- A19 Elayne Ellingsen 20.R. Terry Gail - Sec/Tres. (541) 484-5564 9. Robert Fund - Cutlery Display -- A21 Knives -- X14 John Priest Master at Arms (541) 689-6020 10.Rick Wagner - Military Swords -- X02 21.Tom Collison - A Band of Brothers - Dennis Ellingsen 11. Shel & Edna Wickersham - Randall Swords -- X16 Show Coordinator (541) 484-5564 Made Knives -- X04 Knewslettter by elayne & dennis 22.David Cameron - Cut-toons by Judy & Lonnie Williams 12.Jim Pitblado - The Remington Eaglehead Swords --X17 Official Boy Scout Knife -- X06 Web page 23.Rick Miller - Cutlery Display -- X18 http://www.oregonknifeclub.org/ Club email [email protected] OKCA PO BOX 2091 EUGENE OR 97402 Please note - members and past due members will get this (541) 484-5564 Knewslettter. Check your label to see if you are current (2005 or better) Copyright (C) 2005 Oregon Knife or whether it sezs 2004. If your membership has lapsed, you still have Collectors Association. No part of this Knewslettter may be reproduced without time to get your dues paid and get your membership card in time for the permission of the OKCA. Email th Show. If not, we will miss you. Remember that this is our 30 annual [email protected]. 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April 2005 Page 5 If I Had Only Known Then A Quick Review on the Custom by Jim Taylor Knife Competition by John Priest Have you ever looked back at what you should The judging this year will take place Friday April 08, 2005. have done? Have you then ever wanted to give We will start taking the knives at2 PM and stop at 4 PM. The yourself a good kick up judging takes place starting at 4 PM. We expect about 100 entrants the keister? Yes, me too! and encourage everyone to enter, but please do your part. Read the rules that will be included in your Show packet and enter early. Just today for example, I was leafing through an old The categories for the Custom Knife Competition are: knife book...what else! When the cold reality of ART KNIFE my idiocy struck home. This book: The Custom MINIATURE KNIFE Knife...II by J. D. Bates HUNTING- and J. H. Shippers, tells of HAND FORGED (Non Damascus) the custom knife makers NEW MAKER that were then (1974) DAMASCUS KNIFE (You must forge your own blade) making a name for FOLDING KNIFE themselves. JUNIOR MAKER Let me just start with a couple of Oregonians. Trust me on this, you know them both well. There will be one knife designated as BEST of SHOW.

Maker A: A full time knife maker, even back then, was specializing We will again allow any OKCA Club member to submit a knife into in lock back folders and his prices started at $145.00 and went as the New Maker category. The knife must be presented in person, high as $225.00! Wow, we’re talking real money here. and you do not have to be a table holder for this category. A New Maker is one who has not entered custom competition ever before. Maker B: Also a full time knife maker, who was also making You must be a table holder to enter all other categories. folders back then. His prices, though, were much more to my liking. They started at $35.00 and went as high as $150.00. From Finland by Les Ristinen Have you figured out exactly who these two local artisans are? Allow me to help you out here. Maker A is Ron Lake! Maker B is The splendid Wayne Goddard! forests of Oregon and the Oregon “I’ll take five dozen of each, Ron and Wayne.” Yeah, right! I’m too Knife Show have late, of course. The chance was there, and I didn’t see it. Did beckoned two anything else catch my eye? You betcha. knifemakers from Finland. Ted Dowell: $65.00 to $250.00 Jukka Hankala, Henry Frank: $100.00 to $1,500.00. Didn’t I recently see a Frank who is well known folder in A. G. Russell’s catalog priced at a little over $12,000? in Nordic knife That’s not a typo: Twelve Thousand Dollars! circles, brought his talents to the Wisconsin Badger Show in 2003 where he enjoyed George Herron: $175.00 interaction with Midwest knifemakers .

D’Alton Holder: $45.00 and up. Don’t you love it? I suggested the Oregon Show for the Western touch as it is a well accepted event. He will be accompanied by his wife, Aulikki. Jess Horn: $95.00 to $260.00 Jukka's expertise covers the spectrum from fixed blades to folders.

Joe Kious: $100.00 to $125.00 Arto Liukko will accompany Jukka as the other knifemaker. Arto is well known in Finland for his exquisite in-tarsia (strip inlay) Bill Moran: “Around $300.00" each for decorative folders. decorations and classic 's. He will be accompanied by his daughter as the linguist. Arto has been requested to demonstrate And it just goes on and on. What fools we all are! Furthermore, traditional Finnish strip inlay into layered birch bark handles. He dear reader, this state of affairs is still happening! What do you has graciously accepted to do so. suppose the prices will be like in 2026? Exactly! Jukka and Arto look forward to meeting and interacting with I suppose that the old truism pertains here. It’s never too late to knifemakers at the OKCA Show. Visit them at tables I12 and I13 start. and please give them a hearty welcome. Page 6 2005 Tableholder Locations

ADAMS, BILL K06 DAVIS, LARRY D07 LEVINE, BERNARD N01 SCHILLING, PEGGY C14 ADAMS, JAMES R W15 DAVIS JR, DON I10 LEVINE, BOB I07 SCHMIEDT, DAVID & LONNA W18 ADAMSON, MIKE W16 DICK, STEVEN C09 LINSE, STEVE A06 SCHRADER, ROBERT Q01 ALBERT, P.C. Q15 DIETZEN, GENE S12 LITTLE, GARY R05 SCHULTZ, DAVID W & MARY ANN B15 AMOUREUX, BILL N18 DINWOODIE, TOM F14 LITTMAN, DONALD & GLORIA L14 SEALE, JOE T05 ANDERSON, MARVIN H03 DOAN, FRANK Q06 LIUKKO, ARTO I12 SEIDERS, WADE L16 ANDRINGA, DONALD K13 DODGE, DICK D05 LOHMAN, FRED W12 SEVEY, JOHN F07 ANTHON, JOHN R Y02 DOERFLER, AMY B01 LONGSHAW, HARRISON Q16 SHELHART, LOWELL K04 ARCHER, RAY D13 DOSIER, LARRY U10 LONGWELL, JIM O10 SHINDLER, PAUL R08 BACA, EDDIE C06 DOUGE, STEPHEN T10 LOY, MARV M10 SHIRLEY, DAVID G F03 BAILEY, PHIL B09 DRAPER, MIKE & AUDRA P01 LUDEMANN, MIKE R15 SHOWN, GORDON R03 BAINBRIDGE, LYLE & DONNA E16 DUFF, BILL U01 LUM, ROBERT J06 SIBERT, SHANE U07 BAKER, ROGER W08 DYSON, JOHN R09 MacKENZIE, RYAN E02 SILVEY, MIKE J14 BARBER, DICK I02 DZIALO, TED L07 MACY, RONALD M11 SIMONSON, RAY S01 BARROWCLIFF, GERALD O16 ECK, LARRY S07 MALLETT, JOHN Y08 SKELTON, JERRY T03 BARTH, JIM R12 EDWARDS, RON X08 MANN, MIKE & DEBBIE I15 SMITH, ROD K15 BARTON, JOHN E10 ENGLERT, TODD V14 MARCELJA, NICHOLAS C17 SMITH, TERRY L Q08 BASCH, PAUL CHARLES J01 ENNIS, RAY J11 MARTIN, GENE Q10 SMITH, HOWARD D03 BATES, ROGER H11 FASSIO, MEL S13 McCAFFERTY, DAN U09 SNOOK, GLEN E11 BEATY, ROBER B18 FISHER, THEO J08 McCLURE, SANDY F10 SOARES, ROBERT W01 BEEMAN, GREG V03 FOSTER, TONY K12 McFALL, KEN A01 SONNTAG, CARL I08 BEETS, MARTY F06 FOWLER, ED P13 McKEE, NEIL H14 SOUTHER, MICHAEL Q17 BELL, DON O12 FOX, WENDELL J10 MILLER, RICK X18 SPANJER, RANDALL B17 BELL, MICHAEL M12 FUND, ROBERT B12 MILLER, PAUL L06 SQUYER, MIKE R13 BERG, TONY H10 FURGAL, JIM Y01 MILLIGAN, RUSS U04 STEPHENS, CLAY Q05 BERGLAND, ERIC H09 GAIL, R TERRY W09 MOONEY, MIKE O17 STEPHENS, PETER A L12 BERNARD, ARNO G06 GALYEAN, TIM R10 MOORE, ARTHUR K14 STIDHAM, RHETT & JANIE M01 BERNARD JR, ARNO C11 GLASSER, ELLIOTT L01 MOORE, SCOTT W03 STOVER, JEFF K17 BERNING, RON Q07 GODDARD, JEFF C10 MORABITO, JOHN N06 STRANAHAN, DAN U14 BERRYMAN, LES J05 GODDARD, WAYNE & PHYLLIS N10 MORGAN, CRAIG P05 STRAUCH, STEPHEN L11 BEYER, MISSY A09 GOLDEN, ROBERT M13 MORGAN, GERALD & LOUISE O09 STUCKY, DANIEL C03 BIRKY, JACK O03 GOLLNICK, CHUCK A07 MORRIS, GARY D T09 SWAUGER, FORD & JEAN E05 BORACCA, BILL J04 GOODMAN, JIM G01 MORRIS, LES V13 SWYHART, ART K16 BOURLAND, SKIP C01 GORDIN, JAY D14 MORRISON, WAYNE & JUNE X07 TABOR, RICK B03 BRACK, DOUGLAS P07 GRAHAM, JAMES K T12 MOSS, LOY & DONNA N04 TAYLOR, JIM & CINDY M04 BRADLEY, ROBERT N17 GREEN, JIM M15 MOSSEFIN, DALE P11 TAYLOR, SHANE D01 BRANDT, MARTIN N14 GUINN, TOM & GWEN W05 MULLER, GEORGE I06 TEATER, HUGH L18 BROWN, RON V04 HAMMOND, WEBB B04 MYERS, WAYNE & SUE O11 TEDROW, FRED M. C04 BRUNCKHORST, LYLE B10 HANHY, WALT E12 NEIL, TERRY & JOYCE F01 TEETZ, WELDON B07 BUCHAN, JIM & FRANKIE G05 HANKALA, JUKKA I13 NORRIS, DONALD J18 THOMAS, GARETH Y05 BUCHANAN, THAD I03 HANSEN, HANK H12 NOWLAND, RICK R11 THOMAS, DEVIN "HOSS" P03 BUGTAI, PARDY NOVAL V08 HARRIS, TEDD S03 OCHS, CHARLES C18 THOMPSON, LEON K10 BUMP, BRUCE U11 HARSEY, BILL I01 OLIVER, DEAN D18 TIPTON, RAYMOND B02 BURKE, BILL O13 HATT, ROGER G04 OLSON, DARROLD "OLE" Q04 TOLMAN, HAL V18 BURRIS, MARK M16 HAWK, GRANT C07 O'MALLEY, DANIEL Q03 TOLSON, BEN G02 BURTON, SETH COSMO E03 HAYDEN, JIM M06 OUYE, KEITH U08 TWITTY, JERRY B14 BURTSCHER, BOB J13 HEIDLEBAUGH, JIM S16 PALLAY, HAL W06 VALLOTTON, BUTCH K09 BUSCH, STEVEN H08 HENSON, SAM T17 PANZER, DOUG L17 VAN REENEN, IAN O04 BYBEE, CHUCK Y03 HERGERT, BOB X15 PARMLEY, GERRY O08 VAN OTTEN, ROD H07 CALDWELL, ROBERT U02 HERRINGTON, ARLEN D12 PATRICK, BOB K11 VASQUEZ, CHARLIE S05 CAMERON, RON P02 HEWITT, TOM "REDWING" N16 PERKINS, ELDON P14 VEATCH, RICHARD P10 CAMERON, DAVID W14 HOGAN, LARRY N07 PETERS, JOHN W07 VICE, BRAD N12 CARTER, MURRAY T01 HOLBROOK, ED X24 PETTY, DAVID H15 WAGNER, BRIAN R07 CASADA, JASON J02 HOSKINS, HOWARD U12 PITBLADO, JIM R02 WAGNER, RICHARD V01 CHAN, STANLEY A19 HOUSE, CAMERON F09 PREMAZON, PHILLIP & G12 WALDRUP, BILL V12 CHANDON, RICK & LINDA S04 HOUSE, GARY L15 PUTLITZ, LARRY M09 WALLIS, ANDREW V16 CHAPPEL, ROD R06 HUMENICK, ROY P09 PYGOTT, GERALD L05 WARD, KEN F08 CHICARILLI, ROCCO O18 HUNT, ROBERT J12 RADER, MICHAEL S09 WARE, TOMMY & LEONA P06 CHOATE, MILTON Q09 HYDE, CHRIS S15 RAPPOPORT, DAVID F13 WARREN, AL (CA) G15 CHOPRA, RIC H05 IRVIN, WILLIAM (BILL) U05 RAYNOR, DICK E13 WARREN, ALAN (OR) U18 CHOW, LOUIS B11 IWAHARA, JEMMY T06 REEVE, CHRIS S06 WASHBURN, ARTHUR Q02 CHRISTENSEN, BRYAN H01 JACKSON, FRANK T07 REID, ROD & BECKY G10 WATTS, BRAD E06 CHRISTENSEN, JON U03 JACOBS, FRANK T13 REMER, LEROY E09 WEGNER, TIM F12 CLARK, ROGER D11 JACOBS, JASON D16 RICHARD, RAYMOND V07 WEIKUM, DUANE V17 CLARK, TOMMY N09 JENKINS, NIKOLAS E15 RICHARDS, ALVIN (CHUCK) I09 WEINAND, GEROME H06 CLARK, NATE K08 JOHNSON, THURSTON O06 RICKLES, ROBERT C13 WEINMUELLER, HANS J16 CLAUSSEN, WILLIAM G07 JOHNSON, HARRY E08 RIDER, DAVID O14 WEINSTOCK, ROBERT R01 CLOUSE, JAKE R17 JOHNSON, BILL & SANDY F04 RIDGEWAY, RICH C15 WELFORD, DENISE A24 COCHRAN, FOY J07 JOHNSON, ROGER P12 RIPPY, HAROLD & TERI H17 WELLBORN, PAUL O02 COLEMAN, FREDRICK B06 JORDAN, JIM N13 RISTINEN, LES I12 WESLEY, LEONARD T18 COOLEY, JOE N02 KANE, MARION T08 ROBINSON, KEN B08 WESTLIND, DAN P15 COLLISON, TOM X16 KANTOR, CHET D02 ROBINSON, ROY R14 WHITEHEAD, JAMES O05 CONOVER, JUANITA L10 KARWAN, CHUCK C08 ROCHA, DORY SILVA & GAY P04 WHITMAN, JIM S14 CONWAY, JOHN T02 KELLEY, GARY K01 RODENBERG, PHIL K03 WHITMORE, JERRY & KAROLYN A15 COOK, MATT V09 KENDRICK, DAN D04 RODEWALD, GARY H16 WHITMUS, MATT M08 COOK, LARRY N05 KEYES, GEOFF V06 ROUSSEAU, JERRY S10 WICKERSHAM, SHELDON & EDNA W02 COPE, DANNY T11 KICKLIGHTER, RICHARD & LINDA F16 RUIZ, TED P17 WILL, BILL Q12 CRAIN, STEVEN J15 KLINDWORTH, WAYNE E14 RUPLE, BILL S08 WILLIAMS, STEVE O07 CROW, BRYAN RAY W10 KNUTSON, LEROY A R04 SAMOLIS, DAVID L G03 WILLIAMS, LONNIE I11 CROWDER, BOB P08 KOMMER, RUSS R16 SANDERS, LEO M17 WILSON, JIM T14 CUDDEBACK, RANDALL V05 KOPP, TODD J17 SCHECHNER, RICHARD D06 WILSON, PHILIP L09 CUNNINGHAM, CHARLIE E04 KYLE, MICHAEL & BARBARA B05 SCHEMPP, ED V10 WRIGHT, BILL I16 CUTSFORTH, DAREN Q13 LAKE, RON D10 SCHEMPP, MARTIN V11 ZALESKY, MARK K02 DAVIS, TERRY P09 LANG, BUD U17 SCHICK, JIM I04 ZIELINSKI, JAMES U06 DAVIS, JOHN E01 ZVONEK, DANIEL L03 April 2005 Page 7 April 9-10, 2005 • Lane Events Center The 30th C10 S&S&SONS CUTLERS K04 Tableholders by Company Name KNIFE & GUN FINISHING SUPPLIES A01 SEVEY CUSTOM KNIFE F07 ALLEN CREEK CUTLERY M09 CRESCENT KNIFE WORKS K11 KNIFE LEGENDS R08 SHADOW MOUNTAIN FORGE E15 ALPHA KNIFE SUPPLY Y03 CRUCIBLE STEEL I02 KNIFEMART F16 SHEPHERD HILLS CUTLERY G10 Annual ALSTAR CUSTOM KNIVES N18 DRAGONFLY FORGE M12 KNIFE WORLD K02 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W M PUBLIC CONCESSION PUBLIC ENTRANCE ENTRANCE Page 8 Proper Care for Your Knives by W.L. Goddard A FEW GOOD RULES #1. USE YOUR KNIVES. If you use your knife often, it does not have a chance to develop problems. It's the knives that are used, then put away without cleaning that deteriorate the quickest. The worst blade I ever had to clean was a non-stainless type that was used in salt water, then put away in the sheath for several months. #2. NEVER STORE A WORKING KNIFE IN THE SHEATH. The guard material often reacts with the leather causing verdigris to grow on the fittings. Working knife sheaths often become contaminated with corrosive materials that will cause the blade stored in them to pit or rust. All knives, except damascus, should be cleaned with a polish like FLITZ or SIMICHROME. These products are usually available at sporting goods stores, usually in the fishing tackle department. (They are good for cleaning metal lures.) This type polish cleans down to the bare metal and leaves a light protective film on the blade. You may want to put some light oil on the blade, but don't get it on the handle material. Wrap the knife in a DIRECTIONS TO THE LANE EVENTS CENTER clean rag or paper towel and store it next to the sheath... NOT, IN From 1-5 take exit 194B. Stay on I-105 West until the end (it THE SHEATH. crosses over the Willamette River and then curves to the left). I- Tarnish or light rust that will not come off with the polishing 105 ends at 7th and Jefferson (when I-105 widens to three lanes, compound should be worked out with wet or dry paper. Use a thin stay in the center lane to avoid being forced to turn). Proceed strip of wood to back up the sandpaper, this will help to maintain the straight ahead, south on Jefferson, straight through the intersection original appearance of the finish. (Keeping the flat parts of the blade at 13th & Jefferson, where you will enter the Lane Events Center flat.) Start with 600 grit and see what happens, if the blade is not and Fairgrounds: 796 W 13th Ave., Eugene, OR 97402, (541) 682- coming clean, drop back to 400 grit or less to work the blade down. 4292. The EXHIBIT HALL is at the South end of the large Then finish with 600, letting it load up to give a finer finish. Finish building on your right. The entrance is around on the West side. with the polishing compound on a piece of leather. Parking is available on both sides. Loading for table holders is at the rear of the building or on the east side. #3. KEEP IT SHARP. If you don't know how, learn. E-mail me for my information on sharpening. [email protected] TRIKS OF THE TRADE by Wendell Fox THE CARE AND CLEANING Of DAMASCUS KNIVES Over the years that I have MADE knives I have picked up several The cleaning instructions that follow are recommended for knives tools and tricks that are never listed on a list of what is needed for a that I make. I cannot recommend these procedures for knives made new knifemaker. Every knifemaker has his or her bag of tricks some by others. Check with the person who made your knife to see what are helpful some are humorous, but all are part of the trade. Here are they recommend. some of mine:

Damascus blades require the extra care that carbon steel knives 1.SOUND . A sound system with enough power to be heard over require. If not kept dry and clean, they will rust and pit. You should the grinder. Should be wired into the main light switch or VERY not be afraid to use your damascus knife, just be careful with it. I NEAR IT. have been making damascus knives for over twenty-years and many 2.STATION OR TAPES That you like. Delta blues or early rock get used. There is some fading of the color contrast, but no real sure make hand sanding easier. damage done when they are cared for. 3.COFFEE OR BEVERAGE. Should be placed near leak in your My damascus knives are finished by hand with 1500-grit silicon vacuum system. Buffalo horn and stag really zip up a cup of coffee. carbide wet or dry paper. Light tarnish can be removed with this 4.TAPE. Black, duct, masking for the cuts a knifemaker never gets. paper with no damage to the etched surface. After etching I use a 5.SUPER GLUE. All kinds of uses, also works good on finger tips cold blue compound to give the blade more color contrast. If any that come in contact with grinding belts. type of polishing compound is used, it will wash out the color 6.PASTE SODDEN FLUX . Works great for finger tips when you contrast from the surface of the blade. don't use a push stick and your steel suddenly gets hot. 7.SMALL ADJUSTMENT TOOL . Four pounder works great. The blade is cleaned by stroking it with the polishing paper. You will 8.BENT COAT HANGER . For digging small parts out from need a flat piece of leather, stiff cardboard, or hard rubber to back up wherever the buffer tossed them if part can be found. the polishing paper. Start at the handle / guard area and with one 9.DIRTY RAG . No matter how many clean rags or towels you long wiping motion go full length to the tip. Find a clean part of the have this is the one you grab when you clean your glasses. polishing paper as necessary. Keep it up until you are satisfied with 10.UNDERSTANDING WIFE . THIS IS THE MOST the finish. As the paper gets loaded up it gives a finer finish, IMPORTANT OF ALL. If you don't have an understanding wife, experiment with any old knife blade to see what I mean. you may as well find another way of life. April 2005 Page 9 The Artistry Of It All by Merle Spencer At a show I spot a particular knife on a table. Metallurgy I pick up the knife and look at it. Many thoughts flow through my mind, and I Presentation become conscious of a certain excitement. Words that apply here are curves, lines, Crucible Steel will be at our April graceful, balance, feel, feelings, heft, side Show. Representing them will be Dick profile, vertical profile, taper, width, length, Barber who has consented to give a thickness, shape beauty and probably more. presentation to anyone interested in basic metallurgy. The topics may Some knives give us feelings that others include why steels harden, basic ferrous don’t. Some attract us and others do not. metallurgy, corrosion resistance, heat Other knives are beautiful to some and not to treatment, tool steel and how alloys are others. A few knives are practical and not designed or other areas on interest. even attractive in the esthetic sense. I like very pleasing to the eye results. I ask her to the attractive ones. critique my engraving, too. This presentation will start on Friday, April 08 at 9 AM. The Show opens to One writer said that every part of a knife She’ll say something like, “Where does that members and table holders only at 10 should be a curve. Perhaps this is the thing line lead? Is it a graceful curve all the way AM so there will be no conflict. Anyone that builds the beauty. Many of us don’t even through the knife?” Or “What are you trying is welcome to attend this meeting. Come use our knives, but just look at them and talk to show here?” one, come all. The talks will be no about them. But in handling a knife, looking charge and will be tailored to the at it from all aspects and appreciating how it One thing she says has been very helpful for response of the audience. Sign up is not feels in the hand, we are conscious of many a long time, even though I didn’t understand required. Coffee will be available. more characteristics that make the knife what she meant at first. I’d be showing her a desirable. Graceful may be the word that fits knife that was looking pretty good to me, This seminar will be held in Meeting here. We get pleasant feelings in noting the with a trial polish, even though I knew it Room 4 which is located at the South taper of the blade and the way the lines of was far from finished. I’d ask her questions end of the building. Entry will be the blade and bolsters blend into the handle. about it; and she’d say, “Don’t fall in love through the doors in the Southwest The enticing reverse swing of the lines that with it.” corner of the building and no entry run from the belly of the handle out to the beyond the meeting room will be end of the bolsters or guard beckons a gentle I finally got it! You’ve been working on this allowed. run of a finger over the smooth swell and thing, maybe for months; and now it really dip. There’s another term, smoothness. pleases you, and as some makers say, some Make sure you plan on attending this That’s a major part of what makes the knife of your soul has gone into it. Here it is informative and educational event. attractive. looking so nice, even though you know it’s not really finished, you hate to scratch it up When I’m working on a knife I often ask my again and continue. There’s the danger, and Cut-toon wife, Janie, to critique what I’ve done so far. I’ve been there more than once. Just She is very conscious of line, shape and recently I didn’t work on a knife for two balance, and how all these work together to months because I thought it was so pretty. A give the desired result, as shows up in her few days ago I taped the blade and bravely own art. She doesn’t try to be nice and started sanding on the handle. It looks merely nod, but tells what needs to be done. terrible, but I know it will soon be beautiful It’s sometimes not very flattering to me; but again -- and finished. when I accept her suggestions, something

An Unusual Forging Demonstration This year our forging demonstration will be Sunday starting at 11:00 AM. Raymond Richard, Gresham, OR, will conduct this demonstration and suggested that this year, instead of forging a knife, he forge a tomahawk. Ray is among the few that have mastered this art. Ray suggested that he will make the tomahawk to completion while doing this demonstration. This seminar should be very interesting to the spectators as he will be moving a lot of steel in a very short amount of time. Page 10 like it had been carried and used a lot; but it still had some little THE KNIFE by Tedd Harris dimples in it. On the other side was a piece of metal that looked silvery like. He looked at it and saw some scratches in it, like it He got it in a trade with a kid down the road. It was an old knife maybe used to have somebody’s name scratched on it; but he when he got it. The kid said he found it, and he already had one of couldn’t make it out. his own, so he was willin’ to trade the old knife for a pup from Queenie’s new litter. He opened the blades and saw that they were well used and had been sharpened a lot. He checked the edges to see how sharp they were, and wuz surprised to find that they were still pretty sharp. He felt relieved, because he hadn’t been very good at keepin’ Ma’s kitchen knives sharp. But he decided right then and there that he wuz gonna work hard at learnin’ how to do it right. His ma wuz alluz askin’ him to try to get her knives sharper, but he hadn’t tried very hard before. Before he went up to the loft to bed, Luke went to tell his ma good night. She said, “Luke, let me see your knife again,” so he pulled it out of his pocket and gave it to her. He asked her if she could make out the name on the metal part on the handle. She had started tearin’ up again, but blinked back her tears and said, “No, it’s too worn, but I know what it used to say.” “You do? How could you know? I just brought it home today.” “Oh, Luke. I know this knife. Your pa lost it just before he died. He scratched his name, Jim, on it right after he got it when he was a boy.” “Then that is what I’ll name it, for Pa. And I’ll take real good care The knife was kinda like Queenie’s pups. You cud tell they wuz of it and keep it sharp, like Pa did. And I’ll keep your knives dogs, cuz they had the basic shape of dogs, but no tellin’ what sharp, too.” kinda dogs. Queenie herself was a question mark, and no telling which of the dogs in the neighborhood had been with her. “Good night, Ma.” The knife wuz like that. It looked like a knife, but you’d have to be inventin’ if you called it a KaBar or a Case or a Robeson, cuz there Cut-toon wuz no plain mark on it to declare who made it. That didn’t bother Luke none, cuz he hadn’t had a knife of his own before, and he wuz plumb tickled to death jest to reach down into his pocket and close his fist around his knife.

Now, I wouldn’t want to mislead you. Luke thought a lot about his knife, like what he was going to name it, and what he was going to be able to do with it. He just didn’t care who made it. Fact is, he really didn’t know much about knives. His paused to have one. He’d heard ma tell about the neat things he could do with it, like cut willows to make fishin’ poles, take out splinters, trim roses, cut dead flowers, skin squirrels, clean fish, cut up chickens fer fryin’, open feed sacks, repair harness, shape a canoe paddle or ax handle, trim his toenails and fingernails, whittle pegs, slice bacon, core and peel an apple, slice cantaloupe and watermelon, carve spoons, skin and clean a deer and cut up the hide to make things that were needed---why a body cud go on all day about making dog collars and carvin’ things, useful things, used ever’ day. Cut-toon But his pa was gone, died a couple a years back. It wuz just Luke and Ma now. Luke had come home excited when he had made the deal to swap for the knife. His ma’d been pleased he’d been able to get rid of one of the pups. She wuz even glad he got a knife, but she got a funny look in her eyes when Luke showed it to her. He’d asked her whut was wrong, but she just said “nuthin’.” Luke could see tears in her eyes, though. He kinda figgered it had somethin’ to do with how the knife reminded her of Pa.

Luke took his knife out to look at it real good after supper. The dark bone handle wuz chipped on one corner and wuz real slick,

April 2005 Page 11 Contributions State - Federal - Postal Laws State -Oregon's state knife laws were revised in 1999. Here are key Many companies and individuals contribute merchandise and items sections of the current laws. For links to the complete text, and for other to the Oregon Knife Collectors. These items are used for door U.S. state knife laws, visit www.knife-expert.com prizes, display awards or our special raffle. These contributions add to the success of the Oregon Knife Show. 166.240 Carrying of concealed weapons. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, any person who carries concealed upon the person any knife having a blade that projects or swings into position by The following is a list of the people and companies that have made force of a spring or by centrifugal force, any , , ice pick, donations to the Oregon Knife Collectors Association 2005 Show: slungshot, metal knuckles, or any similar instrument by the use of which injury could be inflicted upon the person or property of any other person, Ron & Patsy Beck commits a Class B misdemeanor. Boker USA (2) Nothing in subsection (1) of this section applies to any peace officer as defined in ORS 133.005, whose duty it is to serve process or make arrests. Seth Cosmo Burton Justice courts have concurrent jurisdiction to try any person charged with Coast Cutlery violating any of the provisions of subsection (1) of this section. [Amended Columbia River Knife & Tool by 1977 c.454 §1; 1985 c.543 §2; 1989 c.839 §21; 1999 c.1040 §15] Joe & Ruth Cooley [Note: The phrase "by centrifugal force" is often interpreted to apply to Bryan Crow any folding knife of which the blade can be "thrown" open while holding Cutlery Shoppe on to the handle.] Excalibur Cutlery *** Frost Cutlery 166.270 Possession of weapons by certain felons. (1)... firearm... (2) Any Gene Martin - Provision Forge person who has been convicted of a felony under the law of this state or Tedd Harris any other state, or... under the laws of the Government of the United Kershaw Knives States, who owns or has in the person’s possession or under the person’s K & G Finishing Supplies custody or control any instrument or weapon having a blade that projects Knife World Publications or swings into position by force of a spring or by centrifugal force or any Leatherman Tool blackjack, slungshot, sandclub, sandbag, sap glove or metal knuckles, or Gary Little who carries a dirk, dagger or , commits the crime of felon in possession of a restricted weapon... Moore Maker Inc Northwest Knives & Collectibles *** Bob Patrick - Crescent Knife Works PUBLIC BUILDINGS, INCLUDING SCHOOL BUILDINGS [excerpt] Ed Schempp Mike Silvey 166.360 (5) "Weapon" means: (b) Any dirk, dagger, ice pick, slingshot, metal knuckles or any similar instrument or a knife other than an ordinary Smokey Mountain Knife Works pocket knife, the use of which could inflict injury upon a person or Spyderco Knives property... Jack Squires John Yashinski 166.370 (1) Any person who intentionally possesses a loaded or unloaded firearm or any other instrument used as a dangerous weapon, while in or Lone Wolf Knives on a public building, shall upon conviction be guilty of a Class C felony. ***** Federal -United States Code, TITLE 15 -COMMERCE AND TRADE, Display Award Knives CHAPTER 29, Section 1242. Whoever knowingly introduces, or The blades that were ground at the April 2004 grinding competition manufactures for introduction, into interstate commerce, or transports or distributes in interstate commerce, were used to make up the display award knives for the April 2005 any Show. knife, shall be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. The following are the people that have so graciously finished these As used in this chapter - blanks: (a) The term ''interstate commerce'' means commerce between any State, Territory, possession of the United States, or the District of Columbia, and Seth Cosmo Burton - Salt Spring Island BC - E03 any place outside thereof. Matt Cook - Portland OR - V09 (b) The term ''switchblade knife'' means any knife having a blade which Larry Criteser - Eugene OR opens automatically - Ray Ennis - Ogden UT - J11 (1) by hand pressure applied to a button or other device in the handle Tedd Harris - Hillsboro OR - S03 of the knife, or (2) by operation of inertia, gravity, or both. Todd Kopp - Apache Junction AZ - J17 Exceptions... (3) the Armed Forces or any member or employee thereof Gary Little - Broadbent OR - R05 acting in the performance of his duty... [Note: this exception does NOT Gene Martin - Williams OR - Q10 exempt sales to members of the armed forces. It only exempts carry of Don Norris - Tucson AZ - J18 issued knives across state lines by Armed Forces personnel while on duty.] Ole Olson - Springfield OR - Q04 Postal -United States Code, TITLE 18, PART I -CRIMES, CHAPTER 83, John Sevey - Gold Beach OR - F07 Section 1716. Injurious articles as nonmailable... [including] (g) All knives Matt Whitmus - Ephrata WA - M08 having a blade which opens automatically (1) by hand pressure applied to Craig Morgan - Eugene OR - P05 display stands a button or other device in the handle of the knife, or (2) by operation of Jerry Whitmore - Oakland OR - A15 engraving inertia, gravity, or both... (h) Any advertising, promotional, or sales matter Wayne Morrison - Cottage Grove OR - X07 coordinator which solicits or induces the mailing of anything declared nonmailable...

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OKCA Cutlery Demonstrations

30th Annual Show - April 9 - 10, 2005

All the demonstrations will take place in Meeting Room #3 or #4 which are located in the rooms to the right (South) of the Show Entrance. Demonstrations will start promptly at the specified times. These demonstrations are designed to be highly educational and entertaining and are presented to show the many facets of our interest in cutlery and cutting tools. Saturday Sunday The Art of Scrimshaw - Bob Hergert (X15) 10:00 Sunday Morning Chapel Service - Howard Hoskins (U12) 8:00 Balisong Knife Exhibition - Chuck Gollnick (A07) 11:00 Forging a Tomahawk - Raymond Richard (V07) 11:00 Martial Arts and Edged Weaponry 12:00 Wood Carving (At table P04) - Dory Silva All Day Knife Sharpening - Murray Carter (T01) 1:00 Wood Carving (At table A22) - McKenzie Carvers All Day Wood Carving - McKenzie Carvers (A22) 2:00 The Art of Engraving (At table A15) - Jerry Whitmore (A15) All Day Flint Knapping - Making Stone Tools - Martin Schempp (V11) 3:00 Sharpness & Performance Seminar - Wayne Goddard (N10) 4:00 Blade Grinding Competition - Sponsored by True Grit (Y10) Morning Wood Carving (At table P04) - Dory Silva All Day The number & letter following Wood Carving (At table A22) - McKenzie Carvers All Day The Art of Engraving (At table A15) - Jerry Whitmore (A15) All Day each name is the Show table location.

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